90's Avant-Prog, part II

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   Here's a handful of some of the most representative avant-prog albums of the 90's, some more obscure than others. If you have a favorite, vote! 

Poll Question: Well?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Kombinat M - Hybrid Beat	0	[0.00%]
Doctor Nerve - Skin	0	[0.00%]
French TV - The Violence of Amateurs	2	[20.00%]
Present - Certitudes	1	[10.00%]
Höyry-Kone - Hyonteisia voi Rakastaa	3	[30.00%]
Fantômas - s/t	1	[10.00%]
Cardiacs - Sing to God (Part I & II)	1	[10.00%]
5uu's - Hunger's Teeth	2	[20.00%]
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Bj-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Offline Points: 31329	Topic: 90's Avant-Prog, part II Posted: February 28 2009 at 08:32
	Here's a handful of some of the most representative avant-prog albums of the 90's, some more obscure than others. If you have a favorite, vote!
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Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 35837	Posted: February 28 2009 at 10:01
	Kombinat-M -- that'll be a new one for me too look into. And I've been meaning to delve into Doctor Nerve more, since Ereia (with the Sirius String Quartet) was one of my preferred finds last year. French TV -- I like their albums but never got into any of them in a really big way. Present's Certitudes is an excellent album, but then Present has released many excellent albums. That is my favourite Höyry-Kone album, and one I've listened to such much over the last year and a half or so. Fantomas is good, but not a favourite. I still haven't explored The Cardiacs enough depite their big reputation and that I like their music muchly. 5uu's Hunger Teeth is very good, but the album of theirs that really wowed me is Regarding Purgatories from 2000. I'ma bit torn between Present and Hoyry-Kones. Present is such an excellent band with a number of really great albums. Since that became my favourite Hoyry-Kone album (and I know the majority prefer the excellent follow-up) and one that I still play a lot, I'll give it to Hoyry-Kone over Present.
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memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032	Posted: February 28 2009 at 10:13
	shame, only know 3 albumsout of the list, being The Violence of Amateurs my favourite, anyway voting would be unfair
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avestin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625	Posted: February 28 2009 at 10:57
	Cool choices, though I don't hold Kombinat M as highly as the others, and Dr. Nerve comes next. Of these, French TV - The Violence of Amateurs and Cardiacs are the two releases which I hold dearly above the rest. Brilliant albums, the both of them.
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	hmm...a few unknowns for me - lemme do some research & I'll get back to ya

Padraic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 16 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31169	Posted: February 28 2009 at 12:19
	I can see I have a lot more purchasing at Wayside to do... Glad to hear good things about French TV, I've been meaning to acquire something by them. Also strong recommendation from Trouserpress in the other thread for Kombinat M, I'll check that out as well.

The Hemulen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 31 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5964	Posted: February 28 2009 at 16:06
	i mentioned Kombinat M in the other thread because they are simply NEVER talked about. Hybrid Beat is a lovely album - crunchy guitar, screechy sax, crashing drums. All pretty relentless and dense. It's probably a little misplaced in that list simply because it's never really talked about so can hardly be viewed as a classic in the same way as most of those albums, but I like it anyway. As for the poll, I voted for Cardiacs. My loyalty demands.

MovingPictures07 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 09 2008 Location: Beasty Heart Status: Offline Points: 32181	Posted: February 28 2009 at 21:06
	Haven't heard enough to vote, but the ones I don't have are all on my "to hear" list. These results may help with priority sorting.